{
"verseID": "Acts.8.9",
"source": "Ἀνὴρ δέ τις, ὀνόματι Σίμων, προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων, καὶ ἐξιστῶν τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν:",
"text": "*Anēr de tis*, *onomati Simōn*, *proypērchen* in the *polei mageuōn*, and *existōn* the *ethnos* of *Samareias*, *legōn einai tina heauton megan*:",
"grammar": {
"*Anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - certain/someone",
"*onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - by name",
"*Simōn*": "dative, masculine, singular - Simon",
"*proypērchen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was previously/had been before",
"*polei*": "dative, feminine, singular - city",
"*mageuōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - practicing magic",
"*existōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - amazing/astonishing",
"*ethnos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nation/people",
"*Samareias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Samaria",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*einai*": "present infinitive - to be",
"*tina*": "accusative, masculine, singular - someone/a certain",
"*heauton*": "reflexive pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - himself",
"*megan*": "accusative, masculine, singular - great"
},
"variants": {
"*proypērchen*": "had been there before/was previously",
"*mageuōn*": "practicing magic/sorcery",
"*existōn*": "amazing/astonishing/bewildering",
"*ethnos*": "nation/people/population"
}
}